Durham Region Transit is resuming service along the 103 Glenanna route, starting Monday, October 4.
It’s also revising the paths for buses along the 112 Valley Farm and 411 South Courtice routes that day.
Introducing a new route
103 Glenanna
DRT restores service along the route, with buses linking the Pickering Town Centre with the Pine Grove Avenue / Altona Road area.
Starting Monday, October 4, westbound buses start their trips in Pickering Parkway terminal, then proceed:
westward along Pickering Parkway;
northward along Liverpool Road,
westward along Glenanna Road;
southward along Fairport Road;
westward along Strouds Lane;
southward along Whites Road;
westward along Kingston Road;
northward along Altona Road; and then
westward along Pine Grove Avenue to just beyond Altona,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Pickering Parkway terminal,
- on Pickering Parkway at Liverpool Road,
- on Liverpool Road at Kingston Road beside #1851 Liverpool,
- on Glenanna Road at Glendale Drive, across from Bronte Square and Listowel Crescent, at Dixie Road and Echo Point Court, across from Hearthside Crescent and at Huntsmill Drive and Fairport Road,
- on Fairport Road at Voyager Avenue and Strouds Lane,
- on Strouds Lane beyond Spruce Hill Road and Cricket Lane,
- on Whites Road beyond Strouds Lane, at Bayfield Street, beside #1690 Whites, beyond Sheppard Avenue and at Kingston Road,
- on Kingston Road at Steeple Hill, Rosebank Road and Rougemount Drive and Altona Road,
- on Altona Road at Brookridge Gate, Fiddlers Court, Rougemount Drive, Sheppard Avenue, Granby Court and Strouds Lane and
- on Pine Grove Avenue beyond Altona Road.
Eastbound buses start their trips westbound on Pine Grove Avenue beyond Altona Road, then proceed:
west- and southward along Pine Grove;
west- and southward along Valley Ridge Crescent;
eastward along Hogarth Street;
northward along Woodview Avenue;
eastward along Hogarth Street,
northward along Pine Grove;
eastward along Waterford Gate;
southward along Altona Road,
eastward along Kingston Road;
northward along Whites Road;
eastward along Strouds Lane;
northward along Fairport Road;
east- and southward along Glenanna Road; and then
westward along Pickering Parkway to Pickering Parkway terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Pine Grove Avenue beyond Altona Road and Sandhurst Crescent [west], at Nordane Drive, across from Rockwood Drive and at Valley Ridge Crescent,
- on Valley Ridge Crescent at Copley Street, Thicket Crescent [south] and White Pine Crescent [south],
- on Hogarth Street at Pine Grove Avenue and across from Rockwood Drive,
- on Waterford Gate across from Senator Street and at Forestview Drive,
- on Altona Road at Twyn Rivers Drive and Littleford Street, across from Fiddlers Court and at Valley Gate and Kingston Road,
- on Kingston Road at Rougemount Drive and Rosebank Road and across from Steeple Hill,
- on White’s Road at Sheppard Avenue, beside #1675 Whites and at Briar Wood Gate and Strouds Lane,
- on Strouds Lane at Shadybrook Drive and Spruce Hill and Fairport Roads,
- on Fairport Road at Bonita Avenue,
- on Glenanna Road across from Eagleview Drive, at Brookshire Gate and Hearthside Crescent, beyond Rawlings Avenue, at Dixie Road and Listowel Crescent, across from Bowler Drive, at Glendale Drive, across from Fieldlight Crescent, at Kingston Road and across from The Esplanade and
- in Pickering Parkway terminal.
Buses operate along the route Mondays to Fridays from about 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. They drop off or pick up passengers at stops every 30 minutes during those times.
By restoring service along the 103 Glenanna route, DRT also adjusts the service hours for On-Demand service in the Central Pickering and West Pickering zones. On-Demand service is only available when buses aren’t operating along route 103 — Mondays to Fridays after about 7 p.m. and all day Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
You can view the new schedules for the route here (.pdf).
Revising the paths for buses along routes
411 South Courtice
Starting Monday, October 4, DRT revises the path for buses along the route
- in Courtice; and
- in the College Hill area of central Oshawa.
In Courtice, westbound buses operate along their usual route.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Sandringham Drive and Trulls Road, then proceed:
northward along Trulls;
eastward along Durham Highawy 2 to Courtice Road,
resuming their usual route northward along Courtice.Eastbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Trulls Road at Yorkville Drive,
- on Avondale Drive at Farmington Drive, across from Brownstone Crescent and at Sandringham Drive and
- on Sandringham Drive at Courtice Road.
DRT is cancelling all service to these stops.
In College Hill, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Bloor Street West and Cubert Street, then proceed:
westward along Bloor West; and then
northward along Park Road South to Tresane Street,
resuming their usual route northward along Park South.Westbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Cubert Street beyond Bloor Street West and at Mill and Tresane Streets and
- on Tresane Street at Park Road South.
DRT is cancelling all service to these stops.
Instead, westbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on Bloor Street East across from Park Road South [south branch] and at Park Road South [north branch] and
- on Park Road South at Hillside Avenue.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound routing.
Eastbound buses no longer drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Tresane Street beyond Park Road South and
- on Cubert Street at Hillside Avenue, across from Mill Street and at Bloor Street West.
DRT no longer provides any transit service to these stops.
DRT is cancelling all service to these stops.
Instead, eastbound buses serve passengers at new stops (for this route):
- on Park Road South across from Hillcrest Avenue and
- on Bloor Street West at Park Road South [south branch] and beside #249 Bloor West.
You can view the new schedules for the route here (.pdf).
112 Valley Farm
Starting Monday, October 4, DRT is reorganizing the route, so that all buses follow a single path during all times Mondays to Fridays from about 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. It no longer splits the route into two branches and, accordingly, is cancelling the former 112A and 112B branches of the route.
Southbound buses start their trips on Zents Drive at Tillings Road, then proceed:
westward along Zents;
southward along Tillings;
eastward along Dersan Street;
southward along Brock Road;
westward along Dellbrook Avenue;
southward along Major Oaks Road;
westward along Greenmount Street;
southward along Valley Farm Road;
westward along Finch Avenue;
southward along Liverpool Road;
east- and southward along Glenanna Road; and then
westward along Pickering Parkway to Pickering Parkway terminal,
ending their trips.Southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Zents Drive at Tillings Road,
- on Tillings Road at Scenic Lane Drive,
- on Brock Road beyond Dersan Street, at Concession 3 Road, Clearside Court and Dellbrook Avenue,
- on Dellbrook Avenue at Melman Street [east], across from Denby Drive, at Melman Street [west], at Blue Ridge Crescent [east and west] and Major Oaks Road,
- on Major Oaks Road across from Pepperwood Gate,
- on Greenmount Street beyond Major Oaks Road,
- on Finch Avenue beyond Valley Farm Road, at Rosefeld Road and Forest Park Drive,
- on Liverpool Road beyond Finch Avenue,
- on Glenanna Road across from Fieldlight Boulevard, at Kingston Road and across from The Esplanade and
- at Pickering Parkway terminal.
Southbound buses no longer serve passengers at stops
- on Brock Road beyond Major Oaks Drive, beside Brock Ridge Park and at Finch Avenue.
DRT buses along the 916 Rossland route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
Northbound buses start their trips on Pickering Parkway at Pickering Parkway terminal, then proceed:
westward along Pickering;
northward along Liverpool Road;
eastward along Finch Avenue;
northward along Valley Farm Road;
eastward along Greenmount Street;
northward along Major Oaks Road;
eastward along Dellbrook Avenue;
northward along Brock Road; and then
westward along Zents Drive to Tillings Road,
ending their trips.Northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- at Pickering Parkway terminal,
- on Pickering Parkway at Liverpool Road,
- on Liverpool Road at Kingston Road, beside #1851 Liverpool, beyond Glenanna Road, beside #1917 Liverpool and at Anton Square and Finch Avenue,
- on Finch Avenue across from Forest Park Drive and at Rosefeld Road,
- on Valley Farm Road beyond Finch Avenue,
- on Greenmount Street at Major Oaks Road,
- on Major Oaks Road at Pepperwood Gate and Dellbrook Avenue,
- on Dellbrook Avenue at Chapman Court and Denby Drive and across from Melman Street [east],
- on Brock Road across from Dellbrook Avenue and Clearside Court, beyond Concession 3 Road and at William Jackson Drive and
- on Zents Drive beyond Brock Road and at Tillings Road.
Northbound buses no longer serve passengers at stops
- on Brock Road across from Dellbrook Avenue and Clearside Court.
DRT buses along the 916 Rossland route continue to serve passengers at these stops.
You can view the new schedules for the route here (.pdf).